Bath fly-half up against fellow Scot Duhan van der Merwe ‘I’d imagine there’ll be a couple of late shots,’ he says Finn Russell is braced for a potentially bruising reunion with his Scottish international teammates but is intent on winning the “bragging rights” when Bath host Edinburgh on Friday in...
John Higgins and Kyren Wilson win at Masters as curious run of 6-2 scorelines goes on
Wilson defeats Si Jiahui, Higgins sees off Barry Hawkins All six matches at Alexandra Palace have ended 6-2 Kyren Wilson, the 2024 world champion, defeated Si Jiahui in impressive fashion to reach the Masters quarter-finals with the 6-2 result continuing a curious statistic: every match at Alexandra Palace this week...
The three ages of Michael Carrick … and what they say about Manchester United
From his competitive debut to his first spell as interim, the former midfielder has seen much at Old Trafford over the past two decades 23 August 2006, Charlton 0-3 Manchester United The 25‑year‑old new signing was eased into United’s midfield as a second-half substitute in the second game of the season,...
Emma Raducanu recovers in Hobart to post first win in over three months
Briton wins tight encounter with Camila Osorio 6-3, 7-6 Match with Colombian was delayed overnight by rain Emma Raducanu offered an impressive demonstration of her resilience at the Hobart International as she rallied from an overnight second-set deficit in her rain-delayed first-round match to defeat Camila Osorio of Colombia 6-3,...
Liam Rosenior to hold talks with Sterling and Disasi over Chelsea futures
Players had been frozen out under Enzo Maresca Chelsea’s preference would be to move players on Liam Rosenior will hold talks with Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi before deciding whether the pair have a future at Chelsea. The head coach, who wants to assess his new squad before concluding whether...
Sport England suspends X social media account and takes aim at Elon Musk
Chair decries platform’s ‘hostility to women and girls’ Chris Boardman criticises ‘divisive’ conversations Sport England has revealed that it has suspended its account on X, because the social media platform “increasingly promotes and monetises an environment that is hostile to women and girls”. In a blog post explaining the decision...
The hidden hierarchy of tennis practice courts: ‘I was back in the park, smelling the weed’
The unwritten rule in professional tournaments? Do not hog the practice court. But as leading players testify – the reality is very different On a cool Wednesday afternoon before the US Open last year, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev were busy fine-tuning their games in an intense practice set at Louis...
The pulmonaut: how James Nestor turned breathing into a 3m copy bestseller
It is the most essential thing we do - yet many of us arguably breathe badly. The author of Breath explains how that can be changed In the last stages of writing his book, Breath, James Nestor was stressed. “Which was ironic when writing a book about breathing patterns and...
Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action
Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse The president of the Royal Society has reignited a row over Elon Musk’s association with the body by arguing that fellows should only be ejected for fraud or other defects in their research. In...
Semenyo and Cherki give Manchester City edge over Newcastle after VAR storm
Eddie Howe was not exactly overjoyed to learn that, rather than being cup-tied, Antoine Semenyo was free to play for Manchester City here. Sure enough the Newcastle manager’s worst fears were realised as the winger – who played in the competition this season for Bournemouth – scored City’s opener and...